Fender tool



Feb. 27, 1940. c. w. MEINHARDT,

FENDER TOOL Filed May 5, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 5 y and,

Attorpeys Feb. 27, 1940. c. w. MEINHARDT FENDER TOOL Filed lay 5, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 In venior ffmz'zzfiarzii' M A tiorneys Patented Feb. 27, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in fender tools for use particularly in automobile repair shops or garages and has for its primary object to provide, in a 5 manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character embodying novel means for pulling out or straightening Vehicle fenders which have been bent.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a tool of the aforementioned character which may also be used for straightening other portions of the vehicle, such as body panels, doors, radiator grills, etc.

Still another very important object of the in- IE vention is to provide a tool of the character described embodying a novel construction and arrangement whereby said tool may be expeditiously adjusted to meet various conditions Other objects of the invention are to provide 30 an automobile repairing tool of the character set forth which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly eflicient and reliable in use, compact, light in weight and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference 0 designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the invention, showing an application of the device to an automobile fender.-

E; Figure 2 is a cross sectional view through the tool and a portion of a fender.

Figure 3 is a sectional view, taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the device.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the base.

element which is used for straightening radiator grills.

Figure 7 is a detail view in elevation of the element which is used for pulling out bent or dented body panels. doors, etc.

Figure 8 is a detail view in perspective, showing an end portion of the lever and the head which is mounted thereon.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a base which is designated generally by the reference numeral I. The base I includes a substantially rectangular metallic plate 2 having mounted on Figure 6 is a detail view in elevation of the? one side thereof a cushion or pad 3 of suitable material, preferably sponge rubber.

Rotatably mounted on the other side of the plate 2 is a substantially U-shaped metallic bracket 4. Rotatably mounted in the substan- 5 tially U-shaped bracket 4 is a ring 5. Trunnions 6 project from diametrically opposite sides of the ring 5, said trunnions being journalled in the bracket 4 for rotatably supporting said ring therein This is illustrated to advantage in Fig. 10 3 of the drawings.

Slidably mounted in the ring 5 is a metallic hand lever I of suitable length and diameter. Heads 8 are provided on the ends of the lever I. Slidably mounted on the lever I is a link or loop 9. The reference numeral I0 designates a multiple hook which is swivelly mounted on the loop 9. It will be observed that one of the bills II is on the free end of the shank of the hook I0 and that the other bill I2 projects from said shank at an intermediate point.

It is thought that the operation of the tool will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. When the skirt or marginal portion of a fender, as at I3, is to be pulled out after it has been bent, the padded or cushioned base I is engaged with the crown of said fender and one of the bills II or I2 of the hook I 0 is engaged with the edge of the skirt portion of said fender, substantially as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, for example. Then, by pulling the outer or free end of the lever I in the proper direction the bent portion of the fender may be expeditiously pulled out or straightened. The slidable mounting of the hook II) on the lever I, the slidable engagement of said lever I in the ring 5, the rotary mounting of said ring 5 in the bracket 4 plus the rotary mounting of said bracket 4 on the base I permit the tool to be readily adjusted in a manner to meet substantially all conditions as well as to vary the leverage of the handle or member I. Also, for certain fender work, the base I may be slid to an intermediate point on the lever I and the hook I0 may be mounted on the forward end portion of said lever 1. With this arrangement of the members I and I0 the free or outer end portion of the lever I is pushed toward the fender, rather than pulled away from said fender. The swivel mounting of the hook I 0 on the loop 9 permits either of the bills II or I2 to be readily used In Figure 6 of the drawings, the reference numeral I4 designates a single hook which is adapted to be used for straightening the bars or fins of radiator grills.

The hook I4 is swivelly mounted in a loop II which is adaptedi'o be slidably mounted on the lever I.

Referring now to Fig. 7 of the drawings, it will be seen that the reference numeral ll desisnates ametallic rod which may be used for pulling out dents in body panels and doors. On one end, the rod I8 is provided with a substantially triangular eye or loop H which is adapted to receive the hook Ill for slidably mounting the rod I'll on the lever I. A substantially flat head or enlargement it, which is adapted to be soldered to the work, is provided on the other end of the rod l8. After the dent has been pulled out of the panel the rod i8 is removed from said panel by simply breaking the solder joint.

It is thought that the many advantages of a tool constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of. parts may be resorted to which will fall'within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

A tool of the class described comprising a base engageable with the work, said base including a metallic plate, a cushion on one side of said plate. a substantially U-shaped bracket rotatably mounted on the other side of the plate, a ring pivotally mounted in the bracket and including trunnions journalled in said bracket, a hand lever slidably mounted in the ring, a loop 'slidably mounted on said hand lever, and a hook swivelly mounted on said loop, said hook being engageable with the work for operatively connecting the lever thereto. 1

CARL WILLIAM MEINHARDT. 

